Cash-strapped FKF Premier League side Vihiga Bullets have lost five players who requested to be freed by the club, stand-in coach Milton Kidiga has revealed.Rooted at the bottom of the pile, the Vihiga county-based club is going through a serious financial crunch, and on several occasions, well-wishers have been forced to contribute to help the team honour away games and have basics like meals.##NAJAVA_MECA_7079984##When the window swung open on February 27th, a number of players opted out. Some, like Enock Masinza, left even before the transfer window opened; he has since rejoined Kakamega Homeboyz.Other than Masinza, captain Lucas Waitere has also left the club and has been linked with FC Talanta. Winger Harun Kibiwott has also secured his release letter, although his next destination remains unknown.Others are former St. Anthony’s Boys Kitale captain Silas Ogana and young striker Thomas Omure.”So far, I can say that we’ve lost six players; those are the ones that have officially asked for their release letters,” the youthful tactician said.FKF-PL update Sofapaka 1-0 Mathare United KCB 1-0 FC Talanta Nzoia Sugar 2-2 Gor Mahia Police FC 3-2 K.Sharks Ulinzi Stars 1-0 K. Homeboyz Vihiga Bullets 0-1 Posta RangersTusker 1-0 Bandari pic.twitter.com/FmLaeDBgwi— Rodgers Odhiambo (@rodgers_otienoo) March 8, 2023 Despite suffering the unplanned departures, the coach believes that they will get good replacements.”You know, until a player is officially released, you cannot really say that they have left the team, and so officially they are six and we are working towards replacing them, and I believe that we will find good replacements before the transfer window closes,” he added.He went on to wish the departing players well, saying they couldn’t keep hold of players who wanted out.”When the player has made up his mind then there’s little you can do, and we do not want to keep players here against their wishes; we can only wish them well wherever they go because they served us well, and as a club we look forward to rebuilding and having a strong team for the second leg, “he added.
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